Turkey: in a day with 6 recovery matches, Halkbank wins big match against Arkas

6 recovery matches of Efelerligi were played today: in the big match Halkbank Ankara (even without Gokgoz) won 3-1 on the field of Arkas Izmir, led by 22 points with a sensational 81% in attack by outside-hitter Bayram who offset the 37% by Hernandez. For Izmir the 28 points with 62% in attack by the young and talented opposite Mandiraci were not enough. However, the team from the Turkish capital in the standings remains with 2 more defeats than today’s rivals who, at the moment, are the last team qualified for the playoffs thanks to their fourth place.
In the other matches, the other big are not wrong: Ziraat Bankkart climbs to third place, overcoming Sorgun 3-1 (without Pavlovic), Spor Toto (without Yatgin) wins 3-0 over Solhan Spor, and Galatasaray also wins 3-0 away against HaliIiye. Closes the picture the 3-1 of Afyon over Istanbul BBSK in a direct match to avoid relegation, and the 3-1 of Tokat over Altekma in a mid-table match.

| Recovery Matches of January 27

| Round 11
• Ziraat Bankkart Ankara – Sorgun Bld. 3-1 (25:22, 20:25, 25:11, 25:20)
Top Scorers: Atanasov 20, Ter Maat 14, Van Garderen 12, Bulbul 12; Cepeda 14, Cirovic 13, Zorluer 10, Palavar 6.

| Round 13
• Arkas Spor Izmir – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 1-3 (23:25, 21:25, 25:20, 23:25)
Top Scorers: Mandiraci 28, Gungor 12, Lagumdzija 11, Koc 8; Bayram 22, Berger 18, Hernandez Ramos 13, Karasu 6, Gunes 6.

• Afyon Bld. Yuntas – Istanbul BBSK 3-1 (25:22, 25:20, 19:25, 27:25)
Top Scorers: Bruno Lima 37, Enaboifo 14, Poglajen 12; Coskun 20, Dogruluk 17, Yalcin 13.

| Round 16
• Solhan Spor Bingol – Spor Toto Ankara 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 14:25)
Top Scorers: Erdem 11, Kuklinski 10, K. Sahin 8; Wallace Souza 17, Leonardo Ferreira Do Nascimento “Leozinho” 15, Nicolas Bruno 9, Kayhan 5.

| Round 17
• Haliliye Bld. – Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 0-3 (22:25, 14:25, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Atli 16, Tetik 6, Bebek 6; Torres 19, Subasi 12, Siratca 7, Ulu 6, Avci 6.

| Round 19
• Tokat Belediye Plevne – TFL Altekma Izmir 3-1 (19:25, 25:22, 25:15, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Geraldo Graciano Da Silva Filho 22, Kvalen 18, Hacibekiroglu 9, Cam 7, Aydin 7; Tumer 12, Daniel Muniz De Oliveira 11, Hugo Hamacher 11, Tarakci 10, Gurbuz 9.

| Standings
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta 53
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 53
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 50
Arkas Spor Izmir 50
Halkbank Ankara 49
Spor Toto Ankara 45
Inegol Bld. Bursa 37
TFL Altekma Izmir 33
Tokat Belediye Plevne 32
Sorgun Bld. 29
Solhan Spor Bingol 24
Afyon Bld. Yuntas 21
Istanbul BBSK 19
Haliliye Bld. 18
Bursa BBSK 17
Arhavi 1